I really love a cold weather. For me, it automatically means cuddling, hot chocolate sipping, all day snuggling in bed and having a marathon of How I Met Your Mother or Breaking Bad. It also equates to lazy days in pajamas and ramen! Oh how I love cold lazy days!
Recently, it's been very cold here in the Philippines. December is fast approaching and the gush of cold air kissing your cheek is a sign that Christmas is just around the corner. And we all love Christmas! But yesterday, a super typhoon locally known as 'Yolanda' (Haiyan) struck the Philippines. The maximum strength of sustained winds reaching up to 290 kph has led to a strom surge that struck Visayas and Mindanao. It pains me so much to see the people on TV looking and feeling hopeless about the situation and all they could do is just wait until the storm stops. I am a very emotional person to be honest. I'm easily struck by such events that it drives me to utmost sadness. But that won't be of much help so I'll just burst it into writing even though I promised to stay away for a while.
What distracted me the most was when my dad drove me up to Mckinley to get my laptop so I could just work at home due to the bad weather when the reporter on the radio said that the surge pounded Leyte so much that even palm trees are bent down to the ground!
I then remembered my colleague, Mac, whose family is in Leyte. Days before the typhoon struck, he was always busy contacting his loved ones and asking them of their condition. He was trying to be strong, trying to show his mom that there is nothing to be afraid of. But I know deep inside he is brittle. He is hurt. And if only it's possible, he wants to go to Leyte that very moment.
I am praying for his family back in Leyte, I am praying deeply for all the families who are experiencing such traumatic circumstance. My heart is with them and so are my thoughts.
My country and countrymen have experienced a full load of distressing events lately. From the Pork Barrel Scandal which clearly shows how dirty politics is in the Philippines, to the stand-off in Zamboanga which killed lives of civilians, to the numerous earthquakes being felt in the Visayan region which caused a lot of churches to collapse, to this destructive incident that would surely leave a lot of Filipinos homeless. My heart hurts as I write this blog post and I do hope that whoever might read this, will also find it in their hearts to help those who are in need.
I am knocking into your hearts to share any amount of cash to help the victims of this crisis. In our own little and silent way, we can help our fellow countrymen. They need our help.
Ways to Donate
Through PayPal
Through Xoom
Through Ushare - Credit Card, Online Banking, Megalink
Through GreenPeso - PayPal, Bancnet, GCash
Through Multiply
Through PayDollar
Cash or Check Donations
Please send cash or check donations to the PRC National Headquarters in Manila. Checks should be made payable to The Philippine Red Cross. We can also arrange for donation pick-up.
We now accept cash donations for the Philippine Red Cross at any 7-11 store or Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop nationwide.
Bank Deposit
Bank accounts for Donations
Banco De OroPeso: 00-453-0018647
Dollar: 10-453-0039482
MetrobankPeso: 151-3-041631228
Dollar: 151-2-15100218-2
Philippine National BankPeso: 3752 8350 0034
Dollar: 3752 8350 0042
Unionbank of the PhilippinesPeso: 1015 4000 0201
Dollar: 1315 4000 0090
All Check/Cash for the account of Philippine Red Cross (Swift Codes)
Banco De OroBNORPHMM
Bank of the Philippine IslandsBOPIPHMM
MetrobankMBTCPHMM
Philippine National Bank
-PNBMPHMM
Unionbank of the Philippines-UBPHPHMM
For your donations to be properly acknowledged, please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. +63.2.527.0575 or +63.2.404.0979 with your name, address and contact number.
In-Kind Donation
Local
Please send in-kind local donations to Philippine Red Cross - National Headquarters in Manila. We could also arrange for donation pick-up
International
1. Send a letter of intent to donate to the PRC.
2. A letter of acceptance from PRC shall be sent back to the donor.
3. Immediately after shipping the goods, please send the (a) original Deed of Donation, (b) copy of packing list and (c) original Airway Bill for air shipments or Bill of Lading for sea shipments to Philippine Red Cross - National Headquarters c/o Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 1018, Philippines.
The PRC does not accept rotten, damaged, expired or decayed goods. Though we appreciate your generosity, PRC also discourages donations of old clothes as we have more than enough to go around.
SMS and G-Cash
SMS
Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)
G-Cash
Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882
You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Through your generosity, we can stand prepared for disasters. We appreciate your continuous and unwavering support. Thank you.
Email us: fundgeneration@redcross.
Call Hotline 143
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(+632) 527.0000
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila 1018, Philippines
Email: prc@redcross.org.ph
Help need not be in form of cash. I have always believed that prayer can move mountains. Let's pray for them, let's pray for the Philippines. Because together, we can stand again. Together, we can have a simple but joyous and hopeful Christmas. With the resilient spirits inside us Filipinos, no storm can withstand the strength we have.
Recently, it's been very cold here in the Philippines. December is fast approaching and the gush of cold air kissing your cheek is a sign that Christmas is just around the corner. And we all love Christmas! But yesterday, a super typhoon locally known as 'Yolanda' (Haiyan) struck the Philippines. The maximum strength of sustained winds reaching up to 290 kph has led to a strom surge that struck Visayas and Mindanao. It pains me so much to see the people on TV looking and feeling hopeless about the situation and all they could do is just wait until the storm stops. I am a very emotional person to be honest. I'm easily struck by such events that it drives me to utmost sadness. But that won't be of much help so I'll just burst it into writing even though I promised to stay away for a while.
What distracted me the most was when my dad drove me up to Mckinley to get my laptop so I could just work at home due to the bad weather when the reporter on the radio said that the surge pounded Leyte so much that even palm trees are bent down to the ground!
I then remembered my colleague, Mac, whose family is in Leyte. Days before the typhoon struck, he was always busy contacting his loved ones and asking them of their condition. He was trying to be strong, trying to show his mom that there is nothing to be afraid of. But I know deep inside he is brittle. He is hurt. And if only it's possible, he wants to go to Leyte that very moment.
I am praying for his family back in Leyte, I am praying deeply for all the families who are experiencing such traumatic circumstance. My heart is with them and so are my thoughts.
My country and countrymen have experienced a full load of distressing events lately. From the Pork Barrel Scandal which clearly shows how dirty politics is in the Philippines, to the stand-off in Zamboanga which killed lives of civilians, to the numerous earthquakes being felt in the Visayan region which caused a lot of churches to collapse, to this destructive incident that would surely leave a lot of Filipinos homeless. My heart hurts as I write this blog post and I do hope that whoever might read this, will also find it in their hearts to help those who are in need.
I am knocking into your hearts to share any amount of cash to help the victims of this crisis. In our own little and silent way, we can help our fellow countrymen. They need our help.
Ways to Donate
Through PayPal
Through Xoom
Through Ushare - Credit Card, Online Banking, Megalink
Through GreenPeso - PayPal, Bancnet, GCash
Through Multiply
Through PayDollar
Cash or Check Donations
Please send cash or check donations to the PRC National Headquarters in Manila. Checks should be made payable to The Philippine Red Cross. We can also arrange for donation pick-up.
We now accept cash donations for the Philippine Red Cross at any 7-11 store or Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop nationwide.
Bank Deposit
Bank accounts for Donations
Banco De OroPeso: 00-453-0018647
Dollar: 10-453-0039482
MetrobankPeso: 151-3-041631228
Dollar: 151-2-15100218-2
Philippine National BankPeso: 3752 8350 0034
Dollar: 3752 8350 0042
Unionbank of the PhilippinesPeso: 1015 4000 0201
Dollar: 1315 4000 0090
All Check/Cash for the account of Philippine Red Cross (Swift Codes)
Banco De OroBNORPHMM
Bank of the Philippine IslandsBOPIPHMM
MetrobankMBTCPHMM
Philippine National Bank
-PNBMPHMM
Unionbank of the Philippines-UBPHPHMM
For your donations to be properly acknowledged, please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. +63.2.527.0575 or +63.2.404.0979 with your name, address and contact number.
In-Kind Donation
Local
Please send in-kind local donations to Philippine Red Cross - National Headquarters in Manila. We could also arrange for donation pick-up
International
1. Send a letter of intent to donate to the PRC.
2. A letter of acceptance from PRC shall be sent back to the donor.
3. Immediately after shipping the goods, please send the (a) original Deed of Donation, (b) copy of packing list and (c) original Airway Bill for air shipments or Bill of Lading for sea shipments to Philippine Red Cross - National Headquarters c/o Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 1018, Philippines.
The PRC does not accept rotten, damaged, expired or decayed goods. Though we appreciate your generosity, PRC also discourages donations of old clothes as we have more than enough to go around.
SMS and G-Cash
SMS
Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)
G-Cash
Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882
You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Through your generosity, we can stand prepared for disasters. We appreciate your continuous and unwavering support. Thank you.
Email us: fundgeneration@redcross.
Call Hotline 143
or
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila 1018, Philippines
Email: prc@redcross.org.ph
Help need not be in form of cash. I have always believed that prayer can move mountains. Let's pray for them, let's pray for the Philippines. Because together, we can stand again. Together, we can have a simple but joyous and hopeful Christmas. With the resilient spirits inside us Filipinos, no storm can withstand the strength we have.
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